EDITOR’S LETTER
Living in the city, it is hard to relate to some aspects of country life. I can read all the news articles and watch all the current affairs programs reporting on the mouse plague, but I don’t know what it is really like to live through it. I empathise, of course, but I don’t wake up in the morning to full traps, my nostrils aren’t filled with their pungent smell, and I’m not faced with the destruction of my property and crops – the loss of my livelihood with no end in sight. My heart goes out to everyone battling these vermin. Moving to the country is something many of us dream of, imagining wide open spaces, fresh air, a few cattle, green paddocks, a beautiful farmhouse and a welcoming, close-knit community.…